kalumet

Indonesian

Etymology

From English calumet, from a Norman variant of Old French chalumeau (imported to Canada with Norman colonists), from Latin calamellus, diminutive of calamus (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kaˈlumɛt]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧lu‧mèt

Noun

kalumèt (first-person possessive kalumetku, second-person possessive kalumetmu, third-person possessive kalumetnya)

  1. calumet: a clay tobacco-pipe used by American Indians, especially as a symbol of truce or peace.

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